PC World - Phones RSS feedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/tag/phones/en-auSat, 16 Aug 2014 08:40:15 +1000The iPhone's sapphire future comes into focushttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/552577/iphone_sapphire_future_comes_into_focus/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedThis may be anathema for someone in the business of writing about tech to say, but I'm not all that interested in iPhone rumors. Shipping products are what grab my attention, not unicorns and phantasms. The minute Tim Cook holds up the new device is the minute it's worthwhile to start examining features and specs, and all the speculation ahead of time is usually just the noise separating one Apple press event from the next.Philip MichaelsSat, 16 Aug 2014 08:40:15 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/552577/iphone_sapphire_future_comes_into_focus/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAmazon Fire Phone review: Give this Fire time to growhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/551140/amazon_fire_phone_review_give_fire_time_grow/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedAmazon's Fire Phone is really solid, maybe even great. But unless it's your first smartphone, it might be hard to switch from a more mature platform like Android or iOS. You'd have to be really committed to the Amazon ecosystem--the type who already has a Kindle Fire tablet and probably also a Fire TV and a plain Kindle e-reader--to want to make this device your everyday phone, at least in this first generation.Susie OchsTue, 29 Jul 2014 22:45:01 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/551140/amazon_fire_phone_review_give_fire_time_grow/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIn Pictures: Top phones and tablets for holiday 2013http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/532314/pictures-top-phones-tablets-holiday-2013/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed Here are our picks for the coolest ones for your listKeith ShawWed, 20 Nov 2013 08:37:11 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/slideshow/532314/pictures-top-phones-tablets-holiday-2013/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNexus 5: Wouldn't be as sweet without KitKathttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/531003/nexus_5_wouldn_t_sweet_without_kitkat/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIf it weren't for the software, the Nexus 5 would be just another Android phone.Armando RodriguezWed, 06 Nov 2013 07:00:46 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/531003/nexus_5_wouldn_t_sweet_without_kitkat/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNexus 5 appears, then disappears in Google Playhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529480/nexus_5_appears_then_disappears_google_play/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedWe've got an all but official unofficial confirmation of the Nexus 5, after Google accidentally listed a 16GB Nexus 5 on Google Play for US$349--the original selling price of the 16GB Nexus 4.Ian PaulMon, 21 Oct 2013 07:04:28 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529480/nexus_5_appears_then_disappears_google_play/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSamsung's curved Galaxy Round phone won't be available to the rest of the world anytime soonhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529383/samsung_curved_galaxy_round_phone_won_t_available_rest_world_anytime_soon/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSamMobile is reporting that an unnamed "insider" says that the Galaxy Round is only a prototype with a strictly limited run for the Korean market.Evan DashevskyFri, 18 Oct 2013 08:30:23 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529383/samsung_curved_galaxy_round_phone_won_t_available_rest_world_anytime_soon/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLG's curved G-Flex phone takes a bow in leaked press rendershttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529016/lg_curved_g-flex_phone_takes_bow_leaked_press_renders/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFresh off the heels of Samsung's new Gumby-y handset, the Galaxy Round, we've gotten our purported first look of the curved G-Flex phone from LG that is widely expected to be unveiled next month.Evan DashevskyTue, 15 Oct 2013 07:31:31 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/529016/lg_curved_g-flex_phone_takes_bow_leaked_press_renders/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHTC Sense 5.5 screenshots suggest a removable BlinkFeedhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528609/htc_sense_5_5_screenshots_suggest_removable_blinkfeed/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedPurported screenshots of the upcoming version of HTC's Sense 5 interface overlay reminded us that we've been wishing for a way to remove BlinkFeed from the Home screen since we reviewed the One earlier this year.Florence IonWed, 09 Oct 2013 16:08:40 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528609/htc_sense_5_5_screenshots_suggest_removable_blinkfeed/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedEvent invite hints mammoth HTC One Max with fingerprint sensor is cominghttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528555/event_invite_hints_mammoth_htc_one_max_fingerprint_sensor_coming/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedHTC will hold a pair of events next week in Hong Kong and Taiwan that are largely expected to unveil the supersized HTC One Max smartphone.Evan DashevskyWed, 09 Oct 2013 08:52:29 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528555/event_invite_hints_mammoth_htc_one_max_fingerprint_sensor_coming/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLeaked Nexus 5 service manual dishes juicy spec detailshttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528420/leaked_nexus_5_service_manual_dishes_juicy_spec_details/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedDoes a bear take a leak in the woods? I assume so. And probably with about the same frequency as details of the Nexus 5 leak all over the Web. Following the FCC approval of a very Nexus-like handset from LG, a purported technical manual of the still-unofficial Nexus 5 has hit the net.Evan DashevskyTue, 08 Oct 2013 08:25:45 +1100http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/528420/leaked_nexus_5_service_manual_dishes_juicy_spec_details/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLG Vu 3 smartphone goes extra wide with a 4:3 aspect ratiohttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527235/lg_vu_3_smartphone_goes_extra_wide_4_3_aspect_ratio/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedLG hasn't given up on the ultra-wide smartphone, as its new Vu 3 handset sports a 4:3 aspect ratio. The device has an almost square-shaped look, with a 5.2-inch, 1280-by-960 resolution display.Jared NewmanTue, 24 Sep 2013 08:38:05 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527235/lg_vu_3_smartphone_goes_extra_wide_4_3_aspect_ratio/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedBlackBerry cuts 4500 jobs, loses nearly $1 billion in Q2http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527105/blackberry_cuts_4500_jobs_loses_nearly_1_billion_q2/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedVery bad news for BlackBerry. The Canadian smartphone maker posted a $995 million operating loss for the second quarter and will cut 4500 jobs--over a third of its staff--in a bid to cut costs.Armando Rodriguez and Martyn Williams, IDG News ServiceFri, 20 Sep 2013 22:38:47 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/527105/blackberry_cuts_4500_jobs_loses_nearly_1_billion_q2/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGalaxy Gear can handle some water, but don't take it snorkelinghttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526747/galaxy_gear_can_handle_some_water_don_t_take_it_snorkeling/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedSamsung unwisely decided not to incorporate the majority of our recommended features in their new Galaxy Gear smartwatch. Fools! Fortunately, Samsung (sort of) got one recommendation right.Evan DashevskyWed, 18 Sep 2013 07:45:00 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526747/galaxy_gear_can_handle_some_water_don_t_take_it_snorkeling/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedNokia tried on Android for size before the Microsoft buyouthttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526538/nokia_tried_android_size_before_microsoft_buyout/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedIt's perhaps unfathomable for diehard Windows Phone users, but Nokia had once considered going the way of Android before Microsoft bought it out.Florence IonFri, 13 Sep 2013 23:53:43 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526538/nokia_tried_android_size_before_microsoft_buyout/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedGold is the new black: leaked HTC One pics hint at new gold colorhttp://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526493/gold_new_black_leaked_htc_one_pics_hint_new_gold_color/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeedFresh off of its introduction of a sadder shade of phone, a leaked photo hints that HTC may soon introduce a gold-colored version of its top-shelf HTC One.Evan DashevskyFri, 13 Sep 2013 15:55:03 +1000http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/526493/gold_new_black_leaked_htc_one_pics_hint_new_gold_color/?utm_medium=rss&utm_source=tagfeed